HAI Surveillance

Ms. Sandra Johnson1, Dr. Nabeel Imam1, Professor Allen Cheng2, Associate Profressor Leon Worth1 1VICNISS Coordinating Centre, Melbourne, Australia 2School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia   Introduction: Appropriate data reporting is essential for effectual healthcare-associated infection...

Miss Nikita Parkash1, Ms Wendy Beckingham2, Dr Patiyan Andersson3, Professor Paul Kelly4,5, Associate Professor Sanjaya Senanayake1,4, Dr Nicholas Coatsworth1,4 1Department of Infectious Diseases, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia 2Infection Prevention and Control, Canberra Hospital Health Services, Canberra, Australia 3National Centre for...

Ms Judith Brett1, Ms Sandra Johnson1, Ms Donna Cameron2,3, Ms Courtney Lane2, Ms Marion Easton3, Dr Annaliese van Diemen3, Dr Brett Sutton3, Dr Ann Bull1, Professor Michael Richards1, A/Professor Leon Worth1 1Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS) Coordinating Centre,...

Dr Stella  Son1, Ms Jan Roberts2, Dr Kathryn Daveson2 1Australian National University Medical School, Garran, Australia, 2The Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australia Introduction: The number of patients undergoing surgical procedures with multi-resistant organisms (MRO) is increasing.  Guidelines on surgical antibiotic prophylaxis...

Mrs Tiina Kurvinen1, Mrs Kirsi Terho1, Dr Esa Rintala1, Dr Harri Marttila1 1Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland Introduction Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are critical and mostly preventable complications that occur in hospitalized patients. Incidence and prevalence surveillance provides tools to prevent...

Philip Russo 1,2, Allen Cheng 3, Mike Richards 4, Nick Graves 1, Lisa Hall 1 1 Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 2 Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 3 Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 4 Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia   Background Australia does not...

Anna Baldes 1, Sandra Johnson 1, Leon J Worth 1,2, Ann Bull 1, Tim Spelman 1, Judith Brett 1, Michael J Richards 1 1 VICNISS Coordinating Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 2 University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia   Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSI) are the most common complication of Caesarean sections (CS), contributing significantly to adverse outcomes and increased healthcare costs. Patient,...

David McMillan 1,2, Tayhla Weire 1, Md Abu Choudhury 2,3,4, Claire Rickard 2,3 1 INFLAME Biomedical Research Cluster, University Of The Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia 2 Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 3 NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Nursing (NCREN), Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 4 The University of Queensland, UQ...

Simon Burrell 1, Ann Bull 1, Michael Richards 1, Leon Worth 1 1 Vicniss Coordinating Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia   Introduction: Effective healthcare infection prevention strategies rely upon the collection, analysis and reporting of valid and robust data. To appropriately engage stakeholders, data must also be interpretable and available in a timely...

Kathryn Daveson 1,2, Caroline Wilson 1, Andrea Menzies 1 1 Canberra Hospital & Health Services, Garran, ACT, Australia 2 Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia   Introduction: Australian guidelines for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) recommends laboratory initiated testing (LIT) on all unformed stools in patients hospitalised > 72hrs irrespective of physician’s...